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Mark Hoppus

Mark Hoppus is known as an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and former television personality. He is most famous as the bassist and co-lead vocalist of pop-punk band Blink-182.

Related Biography: Travis Barker

Background and Age

Mark Allan Hoppus was born on March 15, 1972 in Ridgecrest, California. His folks were Kerry Wernz and Tex Hoppus. He lived in a community in the California desert. His grandparents were Aaron and Lempi Orrenmaa. His sister's name is Anne Hoppus. He studied at Annandale High School.

He claimed a bass guitar and started to dress like Robert Smith, who was his object of worship when he was a youthful musician. He and his companions use to perform in Birthday parties and on little stages. There was an issue in his high school days where he needed to leave the school because of his bad behavior.

Career and Net Worth

Mark and his sister met a companion named Tom DeLonge, they shaped a little band and started to rehearse in Tom DeLonge's carport. He called his companion Scott Raynor from his days at Poway to turn into the drummer for the new band. In 1995, their band Blink-182 recorded their first collection called Cheshire Cat. In 1995, the band signed a contract agreement. They performed with Unwritten Law, Sprung Monkey and 7 Seconds. They eventually replaced their drummer with Travis Barker and took off to mainstream success.

In July 2019, Blink 182 invited super popular rapper Lil Wayne to go on tour with them yet it appears as though it was a horrendous match. Some group of spectators has used social media to claim that the rapper is annoyed by the tour. On one set at the Jiffy Lube Live venue in Bristow, Virginia, a bit of those in participation tweeted that Lil Wayne basically played 20 minutes before leaving the stage and showing that he may be finished with the tour for good.

Marriage, Husband and Kids

Mark Hoppus married Skye Everly on December 2, 2000. Skye graduated from Pepperdine University in 1994 and worked for MTV Networks for almost 10 years. After marriage and having a child, she changed careers. She established Childish Clothing, which produces cool kids garments and maternity garments. She's also the author of Rock Star Momma, a manual for looking chic and remaining a fashionista while pregnant.

The couple met during practice for the "All the Small Things" music video. She was a MTV official at the time. As told by her, she wouldn't date him at first. It was that dismissal that eventually got them together, with Mark saying that he couldn't help but persist because he was really interested in her. Their child, Jack, was born in August 2002.


Quick Facts
Birth Date: 15 Mar, 1972
Age: 48 yrs
Citizenship: United States of America
Birth Place: Ridgecrest
residence: Beverly Hills
Gender: Male
Description: That guy from that band
Net Worth 2021: 80 million
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Last Modified: Feb 19 2023
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